Patti LaBelle had a rotten time, it seems, at the Riviera Beach Jazz & Blues Festival in Florida at the weekend. Taking to the event's stage at midnight, she struggled through a forty five minute show, at one point sitting down and crying. Labelle explained to the crowd that she's nearly 62, has a heart murmur and diabetes, and added that the cold weather (12 degrees C) wasn't agreeing with her. She said "I've never been this embarrassed in my life. It's the worst show I've ever done in my life."
The singer told fans that she understood if they walked out on her. Which a whole lot of them rather cruelly did. LaBelle made it through 'Lady Marmalade' with assistance from some members of the audience, then sang some gospel songs and 'On My Own' before leaving the stage. Poor lady.